You are caring for a patient who is a candidate for bone marrow transplantation. What is the role of the nurse with this patient and family?
A) Make sure there is an informed consent on the chart.
B) Make sure the family knows how to care for the patient.
C) Make sure the patient tolerates the procedure.
D) Make sure they understand the potential risks and benefits of the treatment regimen.
Ans: D
Feedback: If the patient is a candidate for any of the newer or experimental therapies (gene therapy, bone marrow transplantation, immunomodulators such as interferon-?), the patient and family must be informed about the potential risks and benefits of the treatment regimen. The role of the nurse is not to make sure there is informed consent, or to make sure the family knows how to care for the patient, or to make sure the patient can tolerate the procedure.
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